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Capitalism: God Wants You To Be Rich
In the New Testament, Jesus says it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. In the United States today, many Christians believe in som…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Capitalism: What Makes Us Free?
What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism' might feel like a squishy term that's hard to define and u…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Bonus: The Vanishing of Harry Pace
This week we're featuring an episode from Radiolab's latest new series, The Vanishing of Harry Pace. Harry Pace founded the first major Black-owned record label in the U.S., ushering in a new wave of…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Capitalism: What Is It?
What do we mean when we talk about capitalism? Our economic system might seem inevitable, but it's a construction project hundreds of years in the making and no part of it is natural or left to chanc…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Before Stonewall (2019)
In 1969, a gay bar in New York City called The Stonewall Inn was raided by police. It was a common form of harassment in those days but what followed, days of rebellion as patrons fought back, was an…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Who is NPR (For)?
Who is the media meant to serve? And why does it matter today, arguably, more than ever? 50 years ago, National Public Radio began as a small, scrappy news organization with big ideals and a very sma…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
The Supreme Court
When, why, and how did the Supreme Court get the final say in the law of the land? The question of the Court's role, and whether its decisions should reign above all the other branches of government,…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Palestine
The recent violence that engulfed Gaza and Jerusalem began with an issue that's plagued the region for a century now: settlements. In East Jerusalem, Palestinian residents are facing forced removal b…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
A Symphony of Resistance
The Arab Spring erupted ten years ago when a wave of "pro-democracy" protests spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The effects of the uprisings reverberated around the world as regimes…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Five Fingers Crush The Land
Over one million Uyghur people have been detained in camps in China, according to estimates, subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, and even forced sterilization. The vast majori…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago